I had the opportunity to take a long lunch today, so I decided to make a big CVS run today. A few of the special package deals with the ECBs have been marked down this week, and since you get the ECBs with purchases through January 31, there are some really good deals to have. Here is the rundown of my deals from today (multiple cards and transactions):
- 10 Cottonelle Bonus Packs (20 rolls each) – $4.99 each
- 9 J&J Cotton Swab Bonus Packs – $2.49 each
- 2 Ascencia Breeze2 diabetes monitors – $9.99 each
- 1 Diet Pepsi 12 pack – $3.34
- 1 Bag Cool Ranch Doritos 12.5oz – $2.00
- 1 Milky Way – $0.69
- Merchandise Total – $98.32
- Total CVS Coupons used – $9.00
- Total Manufacturer Coupons used – $30.00
- Total ECBs used – $52.91
- Total OOP – $6.77
- Total ECBs Earned – $57.98 (plus $10 from the Pepsi deal completed today)
So after it is all said and done, I came away with 200 rolls of TP, 9000 cotton swabs, 2 glucose monitors, and some junk food for $1.70. Also, the glucose monitors each have $9.99 rebates, so once those rebates are received I will actually make $17.46 from today’s transactions (deducting out the price of the stamps).
The interesting part of the run was that I encountered another CVSer at my first store. She saw five packs of the Cottonelle loaded up in my cart and asked if I was restocking them (she apparently thought I worked there). I pointed her to the ones that were left and asked her if she was a SlickDeals person (she was a HotCouponWorld user instead). Oddly enough I saw her again two stores later when we met up at the glucose monitor shelf to clear out the remaining Breeze2’s. Luckily for me, she had several of the manufacturer coupons for the monitor she didn’t need anymore and gave to me. I then made my way over to the next store and saw her walk in as I was checking out with more TP. Great minds think alike I guess.
I can’t seem to find this cotonelle deal. Is it a specific type that is on sale?
The deal is on the bonus packs that have been advertised in the weekly circulars all month. The pack has 20 rolls and is labelled as “16 + 4 Free” on the package.
HI there — since I stole that referral from you for ING … after a short google search, I figured I’d check out your site. So … I did CVS and am in my 3rd month. I failed a bit on Sunday due to being sick, but still didn’t do too bad. I need to work on the creating deals aspect … but it looks like you ring it all up in one shot. Also, I’m a mom of twin girls who just turned 2 … the expenses never cease, which is why I’ve turned to serious shoppers like yourself. Thanks for the info in these pages. I’ll be back.
Glad to hear you’ll be back! I am a father of twins myself (little boy and a little girl, 3 months old today) so I feel your pain on the expenses. I try to post my best finds and brags here, but you may also want to check out the forums at Slickdeals (linked in the right sidebar). They now have a dedicated forum to drugstore deals and pretty much anything you’d want to know about current and upcoming CVS deals can be found there. You may also like my CVS 101 posts if you are new to the CVS thing. Good luck!